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J. SID-LE.

BAG HOLDER.

(No Model.

No. 394,942. Patented Dec. 18, 1888.

T TO qgEYa- NITED STATES JOHN FFICEO SIDLE, OF STIREYE, OIIIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO P-IIILII S. SIDLE,

OF AME PLACE.

BAG-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 394,942, dated December 18, 1888.

Application filed May 17, 1888. Serial No. 274,216. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Ee it known that I, JOHN SIDLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Shreve, in the county of lVayne and State of Ohio, have inventedcertain new, and useful Improvements in Bag-Holders; and I do hereby deelare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, in which Figure 1 is an isometrical view. detached view of the spring-clamp.

The present invention has relation to bagholders; and it consists in the dilferent parts and combination of parts, hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the figures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the supportirig-frame, which may be substantially of the form shown in Fig. 1, or it may be of any other desired form or style. To the frame A are securely attached the posts or standards 1;, which are located substantially as shown in the drawings. For the purpose of strengthening the posts or standards ll the braces u are provided, which may be located as shown in Fig. 1. The posts or standards I are each provided with the groove or guide I), which are for the purpose of receiving and holding the elevatingblock To the bottom or lower end of the elevati ng-bloek t is securely attached the platform I), which is substantially of the form shown in Fig. l. The elevating-block (l is provided with the staples c, which are located substantially as shown, and are for the purpose of holding the springclamp E in proper position. The spring-clamp E is substantially of the form shown in the drawings, and is placed in the position shown in Fig. 1. This springclamp E is provided at its rear portion with the lips (I, which are for the purpose of holding it at any desired point of adl ig. 2 is a just-ment within the limits of its movements by means of said lips engaging with the face of the elevating-block C.

The spring-clamp E consists of a single piece of spring metal, and is provided with outwardl y-extendin g arms, which are inclined toward each other, substantially as shown in the drawings. The staples c are formed of a straight portion and a bent or curved portion, said staples being securely attached to the elevatingblock C in any well-known manner.

In use the bag designed to be filledis placed on the platform I) and the mouth of the bag placed over the spring-clamp E and held open by means of the hooks (Z After the bag has been filled, it is detached from the hooks (Z and properly tied. In case it is desired to elevate the bag after it has been properly filled, the shaft G is rotated, thereby eley'ating the elevating-block C and the platform D to any desired point, where it is held by means of the ratchet-wheel I and the catch I.-

It will be seen that by my peculiar arrangement I am enabled to elevate a filled bag to a position where it can be easily shouldered or placed in a wagon or other place of deposit. It will also be seen that by providing the adjustable spring-clamp E, I am enabled to adjust the holder proper to different-sized bags.

The spring-clamp E is so adjusted that it will embrace a filled bag and assist 1n holding it in an upright position, and at the same time can be easily detached after it has been released from the hooks (P. For the purpose of holding the posts or standards 1) in proper position relative to each other the brace a is provided, which is located substantially as shown in Fig. 11. For'the purpose of providing a means for turning the spring-clamp E down out of the way, as indicated by the dotted lines, Fig. 1, the staples c are provided with the bent portions 0, which receive and hold said spring-clamp E.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The spring-clamp E, provided with the Lips (Z and the hooks (P, in combination with In testimony that I claim, the above I have the stztpleu and the elevating-block subhereunto subscribed ln'ynmne in theplresence stnnt'ial'ly as and for the purpose Specified. of two witnesses.

2. The staples c, provided with the bent JOIIN SIDLE. portions (1, in combination with the spring- \Yitnefises: clamp E, substantinltyas and for the purpose \VM. H. GROSJEAN, spmified. E. G. OLDROYD. 

